Digital Alert Systems R198 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

4 UNIT AES SWITCH

MODEL R198

S/N ________

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE TO
RETURN THIS ITEM TO THE FACTORY
FOR ANY SERVICE OR REPAIR, YOU
MUST CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE

FOR AN

NUMBER AT [phone]

RMA

100 Housel Ave. Lyndonville, N.Y. 14098

Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

P/N: R198/100 REVISION DATE:04/12/12

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WARRANTY

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
and APPLICATION

SPECIFICATIONS

INSTALLATION

CONFIGURATION AND
ADJUSTMENTS

SETTING UP ETHERNET INTERFACE 9

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WARRANTY

Digital Alert Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc. warrants to the owners, each instrument and sub­assembly manufactured by them to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of
two years after shipment from factory. This warranty is applicable to the original purchaser only.

Liability under this warranty is limited to service, adjustment or replacement of defective parts (other
than fuses or batteries) on any instrument or sub-assembly returned to the factory for this purpose,
transportation charges prepaid.

This warranty does not apply to instruments or sub-assemblies subjected to abuse, abnormal operat­ing conditions, or unauthorized repair or modification.

Since Digital Alert Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc. has no control over conditions of use, no war­ranty is made, or implied as to the suitability of our product for the customer’s intended use.

THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRAN­TIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS. Except for obligations expressly
undertaken by Digital Alert Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc., in this warranty, Owner hereby waives
and releases all rights, claims and remedies with respect to any and all warranties, express, implied
or statutory (including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchant ability and fitness), and
including but without being limited to any obligation of Digital Alert Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc.
with respect to incidental or consequential damages, or damages for loss of use. No agreement or
understanding varying or extending the warranty will be binding upon Digital Alert Systems / Monroe
Electronics, Inc. unless in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of Digital Alert Systems /
Monroe Electronics, Inc.

In the event of a breach of the foregoing warranty, the liability of Digital Alert Systems / Monroe
Electronics, Inc.shall be limited to repairing or replacing the non-conforming goods and/or defective
work, and in accordance with the foregoing, Digital Alert Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc. shall not
be liable for any other damages, either direct or consequential.

RETUR N P OLI C Y TO FAC TORY:

Materials returned must have a Return Material Authorization number. To obtain a RMA number,
contact our l Customer Service at 585-765-1155 or fax [phone]. Customers have 30 days to deter­mine that the product ordered fills their need and performs as described in Digital Alert Systems /
Monroe Electronics, Inc. literature. Units returned for approved repair or credit, must be in the origi­nal packaging including all parts and paperwork plus be in very good physical condition. If not, the
customer is billed the cost to refurbish the unit and for missing accessories and merchandise. No
products may be returned for exchange or credit after 12 months of the shipment date. Digital Alert
Systems / Monroe Electronics, Inc. reserves the right to repair or replace units under warranty.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION and APPLICATION

The Monroe Electronics Model R198 is a network controlled multichannel Analog to Digital
convertor and AES program switching system, used to insert EAS alerts into Broadcast Audio
Streams.

The unit features an unbalanced analog mono audio master input or unbalanced stereo master
input, and 4 independent AES program in’s and out’s. Each output can be seamlessly
switched from its incoming AES stream to the Master input (converted to AES) via network
control from the DASDECII EAS Controller.

A master GPI switch will switch all four channels at once, or individual switches are available at
each channel connector for control.

The individual AES channels feature a fail-safe bypass to maintain signal integrity in the event
of a power failure and can be configured for either 44.1KHz or 48 KHz data rates.
The network interface follows the standard Monroe R190A/R197 protocol for 10/100 base T
Ethernet interfacing to a DASDEC.

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